Chapter 513: Guiding the Country
The yellow crane is gone and never returns, and the white clouds remain empty for thousands of years. ------- "Yellow Crane Tower" by Cui Hao of Tang Dynasty
It is said that the Yellow Crane Tower is a majestic structure with a towering height. It leans on the river above and faces the river below. The double-eaves wing pavilion has four doors with open clouds. You can sit and look at the wells, take pictures of the clouds and smoke, and see the vastness of the long river. There are so many mountains, but when you climb up and look down, you will see a beautiful scenery.
Sun Quan diligently guided Zhuge Erxue, and the group of people walked back and forth, climbed more than a hundred wooden steps, and finally reached the top of the Yellow Crane Tower. Everyone looked down at the boundless Yangtze River. Sun Zhongmou thought of his life's ideals, and it was difficult to realize his ambitions. He sighed and said: "Here comes the Yellow Crane." At that time, I sang about the city and the city; when the floating clouds went away, I regretted that nothing in the world was the same."
When Zhuge Liang heard Sun Quan's words, he waved his goose feather fan gently and said: "Zhongmou, in addition to Zhang Zibu who is good at internal affairs in Jiangdong, there is also Zhou Gongjin who is very resourceful and is known as the mainstay of Jiangdong. With such a mastermind, why should you be afraid of Cao Cao?" Meng Xue After hearing this, He Ruoxue thought of the joke about meeting Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin in Jiangdong, and couldn't help but yearn for it. The two of them murmured and went to the side to look at the river view. They didn't know what new ideas they were making.
Sun Quan responded to Zhuge Liang and said: "It is not because he is afraid of Cao's traitors, but to be honest with Kong Ming, since the Battle of Hefei, Jiangdong's army has been retreating steadily. Now, although my brother is firmly guarding Lujiang, and Zhou Gongjin is strategizing, Cao's soldiers are attacking in five directions. , the momentum is overwhelming, and the Jiangdong Army is still in a critical situation. If the situation cannot be reversed in a short period of time, I am afraid they will have to retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River, and all the people north of the Yangtze River will have the surname Cao."
"If Cao's army takes root here, establishes a military port, and builds warships, the Yangtze River waterway will no longer be controlled by Jiangdong. From Ruxukou in the east to Jiangxia in the west, it is possible to cross the river anytime and anywhere on a thousand-mile-long front line. . Once Cao Wei's hundreds of thousands of heroes cross the river, it will be difficult for the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Jiangdong District to protect the territory and the people. If the people of Jiankang are massacred because of the Sun family's resistance, then I, Sun Quan, will also be a sinner for the ages!" Sun Quan's blue eyes Looking at the sky in the distance, the voice was a little more desolate.
Zhuge Liang was still calm and calm, pointing to the riverbank opposite: "Don't worry, Zhongmou. If Cao's thieves hadn't been so powerful, there would have been no joint resistance between the Qinglong Army and the Jiangdong Army. Look, across the way is Huang Zu's Queyue City, starting from here, you can detour to Macheng and Jinzhai, and then go out of Liu'an, which is Hefei City." Sun Quan's eyes lit up, it turned out that when Zhuge Liang pointed out the country, he had already made a military plan, and he should listen carefully.
Zhuge Liang shook his goose feather fan lightly and continued: "Zhongmou and Gongjin should know the geography on the other side of the river better than I do. However, what is the relationship between Huang Zu and Jiangdong now? If our army wants to land on the other side of the river, we can use the opportunity to land on the other side of the river. If Dao launches a surprise attack on Hefei, I'm afraid he will need Huang Zu's consent in advance."
Sun Quan nodded and said: "Kong Ming's plan is very good. Before I came here from Lujiang, Gong Jin also mentioned to me many times that if the Qinglong Army can sneak around to the rear of Cao's army and attack, it is guaranteed that Cao Cao can return to the army for rescue, then our Jiangdong Army will If we take the opportunity to rush out from Lujiang and pursue the retreating Cao army, we can achieve complete victory. Gong Jin and Kong Ming's clever plan really coincides with each other."
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and smiled silently, and Sun Quan continued: "But I don't know where to start talking about Huang Zu's attitude."
Zhuge Liang turned slightly sideways and made a gesture of listening. Sun Quan said: "Logically speaking, when Huang Zu asked us to help him defend Jiangxia from Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai, he should have worked together with us. But in fact, Huang Zu The generals of our Sun family are also on very tight guard. They seem to be afraid of being annexed by us. There are constant small frictions between the two armies on the river. From this point of view, I am not confident in convincing Huang Zu, or what position I hold towards Huang Zu. , completely unsure.”
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, his wise eyes seeming to penetrate thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and said: "Huang Zu was sitting in a small place, but because of the subtle relationship between the Qinglong Army and the Jiangdong Army, he dreamed of being a roly-poly and on an equal footing with the big forces. Can he have With such confidence, I’m afraid things are not that simple.”
When Sun Quan heard this, he trembled slightly and said, "If there are other forces behind Huang Zu, it would be dangerous." Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "To the north of Queyue City, across Jigong Mountain and Lingshan Mountain, is Yuan Shu's territory in Runan. , how do you know that Huang Zu did not collude."
This time, Sun Quan's yellow eyebrows frowned, and there was a tremor in his voice: "If he colluded with Yuan Shu, he was either staying out of the matter, or he had ambitions for Jiang Xia. What if Huang Zu colluded with Cao Cao? That would be even more... a serious matter. Wonderful. No, I will return to Jiangbei and Lujiang to report this matter to my brother and Gong Jin."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said: "Zhongmou now knows why General Huang Hansheng and Military Advisor Xi Zhicai both returned to Hanyang. When Gan and Ning's navy landed on the north bank, if there was anything unusual about Huang Zu, they would probably have to send troops to attack him. Moon City."
Sun Quan gave a thumbs up and said: "Kong Ming is indeed full of ideas, and he is so familiar with the geography of Jiangbei. We are really ashamed of ourselves. But even if we deal with Huang Zu on the other side, how can we deal with Cao Bing?"
Sun Quan's question is a big one. It actually represents the plan of the entire Jiangdong and Qinglong Army to jointly resist Cao Bing. Zhuge Liang is not clear about the overall situation now, so it is difficult to answer it. However, Zhuge Liang just wanted to intimidate Jiangdong with his intelligence. He raised his sword eyebrows, pointed at the Yangtze River with his goose feather fan, and said leisurely: "There is a big river in the south and a Yellow River in the north. There are many ways to attack the east and attack the west."
This time, even Lu Meng’s eyes lit up behind him. Lu Meng had just heard what Zhuge Liang said, and he was originally very angry. From what Lu Meng heard, Zhuge Liang deceived Sun Quan and Huang Zu about his position because he had ambitions for Queyue City. If according to Zhuge Liang's theory, Huang Zhong and Xi Zhicai sent troops to attack Queyue City, Jiangdong would not only be unable to stop them, but would also have to applaud them. At this moment, Lu Meng blurted out: "According to Kong Ming's words, if Huang Zu is defeated, will Queyue City become the spoils of the Qinglong Army?"
Zhuge Liang responded to Lu Meng and said: "Lu Ziming, is Lujiang County more important or Queyue City? If Queyue City is important, General Gan Ning can withdraw from the Jiangdong battlefield immediately." Lu Meng was speechless after saying one sentence.
The current situation is obvious. If Zhuge Liang is not allowed to capture Yuecheng, Gan Ning's troops will find excuses not to land on the north bank, let alone attack Hefei City?
Sun Quan glared at Lu Meng and thought that he was really humiliating himself. He might as well break his teeth and swallow them. Now that the Qinglong Army is here to help, how can it not be taken advantage of at all? Lu Meng cried out for injustice in his heart. Cooperating with the Qinglong Army can be said to be seeking the skin of a tiger. Now that he was kidnapped by Cao, he had no choice but to cooperate with the Qinglong Army. However, the Qinglong Army's power stretches across the north and south, so how do you know that it has no ambition to annex Jiangdong? At that time, I am afraid that the sky will not respond and the earth will not work. Lu Meng was depressed. He turned his head and looked in the direction of Zhuge Erxue, not knowing what he was planning in his heart.
Sun Quan turned to look at Zhuge Liang and said sincerely: "Zi Ming is reckless, sir. Don't blame me. Just now Kong Ming said that there is the Yellow River in the north. There are many ways. Please teach me, sir."
Zhuge Liang walked to the edge of the guardrail, looked at the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, and sighed: "The mountains and rivers are like a painting!"
Sun Quan, who was behind, had a black line on his head. He quickly took a few steps forward, turned sideways and bowed again: "Please teach me, Mr. Zhuge!"
Zhuge Liang saw that he had had enough airs, turned around with a smile and said: "The Qinglong Army has been in Lingling since it started. With a bright leader like Chen Long, it can be said to be majestic and develop rapidly. In the lower reaches of the Yellow River, there are two strong cities sandwiched by the Yellow River. Zhongmou Should you know it?"
Sun Quan's green eyes lit up and he said: "Sir, are you talking about Juancheng and Yecheng, which are sandwiched between the Yellow River? If the Qinglong Army sends troops south of the Yellow River and directly attacks Taishan County and Gaoping County in Cao Cao's heart, Cao's soldiers may have to rush back to rescue them."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Exactly. My lord and I have reached a consensus before coming here. At this moment, Guo Jia, Zhou Buyi, Guan Yu, Yan Liang, and Tai Shici, who are stationed along the Yellow River, are on the way to send troops to the south bank of the Yellow River. And Lu Bu is on the way. Yecheng has been recuperating for many days, and his generals Zhang Liao and Chen Gong will also send troops from Puyang to cooperate. When the time comes, as long as this army conducts military exercises in Yanzhou, Cao A will have a restless sleep and will be eager to withdraw his troops early."
Sun Quan was overjoyed and said: "That's it! General Wenlong is such a trustworthy person! Our Lujiang County is saved!"
Zhuge Liang said calmly: "My lord always keeps his promises, I hope Jiangdong will not violate today's covenant." Sun Quan nodded vigorously and said: "Of course!"
Zhuge Liang looked to the west and said: "If Huang Zu is defeated, another army will come."
Sun Quan was overjoyed and said: "Kong Ming! Stop showing off!"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Our invincible generals Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong are stationed in the Wancheng area. If Huang Zu of Jiangxia is defeated, General Zilong can cross Yiyang County in one day and one night, bypassing Runan, and reach the city of Hefei. If If we can really succeed in the sneak attack on Hefei, I, Kong Ming, promise to let Cao A hide the powerful soldiers from the five directions, and they will all turn into lonely ghosts and be wiped out in a blink of an eye!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
